Re: blue ram parenting behaviour?

[David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>]

P.S. again keep the fish that is the most dominant
with the eggs it doesnt matter male or female because
rams unlike Apistos usually do a 50/ 50 share of the
work load when it comes to tending fry good luck

Dave

--- David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Good question John what they will do next is
> anybodys
> guess. It all depends since they are the line bred
> variety of rams it all depends on what that
> particuler
> line does. Given that there still is perhaps some
> advice I can offer. Personally I never use dithers
> or
> target fish. To me thay are a problem because they
> will eat the fry whan they become free swimming.
> Besides if you provide a good environment with
> proper
> cover ( floating plants, java moss etc) for security
> then we accomplish the same thing that so called
> dither fish do but only better because you are
> fixing
> the problem at the root. What the fish need is cover
> for security, ever wonder why fisherman look for
> fish
> in cover? ie weeds etc. My suggestion remove the
> Killie fish and the maybe the female if she gets
> beat
> up too much. Give them a nice quiet place to do
> there
> thing with lots of cover and you should be fine. I
> have nothiong against dither fish I just see no
> reason
> to use them once we understand the dynamic that
> exists
> in the aquaruim. Good Luck with you Blue Rams John.
> I
> have a fine strain of German Rams that have been
> giving my allot of pleasure I am looking at a swarm
> of
> fry right now with their parents and nice pink
> bellies. Boy I love Rams sometimes we get caught up
> in
> all the "new" dwarfs and man good old rams are just
> awesome! Happy fish keeping
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> --- John McCrone <j.mccrone@btinternet.com> wrote:
> > What is the normal parenting pattern for blue
> rams?
> > I have a pair in a 30
> > inch tank, well planted with bogwood, sand
> substrate
> > and two pairs of killis
> > as dithers. The fish were bought just a few days
> > ago, picking the feistiest
> > bonded pair from a good healthy selection of rams.
> > They produced a large
> > clutch of eggs on the side of a piece of bogwood
> > today.
> > 
> > From memory, the male might be the one that tends
> > the eggs. The male
> > certainly seems intent on chasing the female away
> > but is so busy rushing
> > around the tank that he does not look likely to do
> > much egg care. The female
> > has tried to sneak back to the eggs a few times
> but
> > is being chased away.
> > 
> > What should I expect? That the male will settle
> down
> > to guard the eggs? Or
> > should the male be removed?
> > 
> > Cheers - John McCrone.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
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